This past June I wrote my thesis on visible storage, "Democratizing Museums through Access in Visible Storage Galleries."
Here are some sources that I found helpful. Gail Dexter Lord and Barry Lord's The Manual of Museum Planning and The Manual of Museum Learning; Michael M. Ames' Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes: The Anthropology of Museums; John D.Hilberry, “Behind the Scenes: Strategies for Visible Storage.” Museum News, July/August 2002. Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge; Rachel M. Allen, “Making Collections Visible: The Luce Foundation Center for American Art,” American Art vol. 15, no. 1 (2001): 2; Vera L. Zolberg, “American Art Museums: Sanctuary or Free-For-All?” Social Forces, vol. 63, no. 2 (1984): 377-392. I also interviewed museum professionals from the New York Historical Society, Smithsonian's American Art Museum, Logan Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology, and the Computer History Museum. If you would like a copy of my thesis I will be happy to send it to you. Thanks for bringing up this topic and good luck! Katy Ahrens
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:35:15 +0800 From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Thoughts on Open Storage systems To: [log in to unmask]
Dear Friends:
Can anyone suggest some readings that discuss the pros and cons of open storage systems? Which major institutions use them?
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